Cold-Water Meters for Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems in One- and TwoFamily Dwellings and Manufactured Homes

Abstract

This standard describes cold-water meters used for residential fire sprinkler applications that meet the requirements of NFPA* 13D in one- and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes, in sizes ¾ in. (20 mm) through 2 in. (50 mm), and the materials and workmanship employed in their fabrication.

Meter types addressed in this standard for the purpose stated in Sec. 1.2 are positive displacementtype meters meeting the requirements of ANSI†/AWWA C700 or C710, turbinetype meters meeting the requirements of ANSI/AWWA C701, multijet-type meters meeting the requirements of ANSI/AWWA C708, singlejet-type meters meeting the requirements of ANSI/AWWA C712, fluidic-oscillator-type meters meeting the requirements of ANSI/AWWA C713, and electromagnetic- and ultrasonictype meters meeting the requirements of ANSI/AWWA C715.

Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to provide the minimum requirements for cold-water meters for residential fire sprinkler applications that meet the requirements of NFPA 13D in one- and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes, in sizes ¾ in. (20 mm) through 2 in. (50 mm), including materials and design.

* National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169.

† American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10036